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14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 38.6% (![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 1978 Cambridge City Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Cambridge City Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
Summary
[edit]Election result
[edit]1978 Cambridge City Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 7 | ![]() |
50.0 | 15 | 22 | 52.4 | 14,262 | 46.4 | –3.8 | |
Labour | 6 | ![]() |
42.9 | 11 | 17 | 40.5 | 12,304 | 40.1 | +0.9 | |
Liberal | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.8 | 2,295 | 7.5 | –1.6 | |
Independent | 1 | ![]() |
7.1 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 1,776 | 5.8 | N/A | |
Communist | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 79 | 0.3 | –0.1 |
Ward results
[edit]Abbey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alec Molt* | 830 | 67.1 | +14.9 | |
Conservative | Edna Jones | 407 | 32.9 | –3.4 | |
Majority | 423 | 34.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,237 | 26.6 | –5.0 | ||
Registered electors | 4,647 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Arbury
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barbara May | 1,314 | 53.7 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Sheila Jones | 1,135 | 46.3 | –2.2 | |
Majority | 179 | 7.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,449 | 43.5 | –1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 5,632 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Castle
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Reid* | 1,082 | 44.0 | –16.8 | |
Labour | Richard Kimber | 842 | 34.2 | –5.0 | |
Liberal | Andrew Gore | 537 | 21.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 240 | 9.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,461 | 41.3 | –3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 5,953 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Cherry Hinton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Colin Barker | 1,321 | 52.0 | –3.3 | |
Labour | Anthony Carter | 1,217 | 48.0 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 104 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,538 | 48.0 | +2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,284 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Coleridge
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Charles Seagrove | 979 | 48.5 | +2.1 | |
Labour | James Curley | 860 | 42.6 | +3.3 | |
Liberal | Philip Mitchell | 178 | 8.8 | –5.5 | |
Majority | 119 | 5.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,017 | 39.0 | –8.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,168 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
East Chesterton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sidney Miller* | 1,277 | 58.3 | +0.1 | |
Labour | Richard Wall | 912 | 41.7 | –0.1 | |
Majority | 365 | 16.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,189 | 34.6 | –4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 6,332 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Kings Hedges
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Philip Geoghan* | 793 | 56.2 | –0.9 | |
Conservative | Malcolm Mackenzie | 474 | 33.6 | –9.3 | |
Liberal | Brian Badcock | 145 | 10.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 319 | 22.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,412 | 34.6 | –12.8 | ||
Registered electors | 4,083 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Market
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Margaret Reiss | 1,776 | 71.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Graham Edwards* | 718 | 28.8 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 1,058 | 42.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,494 | 38.5 | –0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 6,473 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative |
Newnham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Wendy Nicol | 1,501 | 49.1 | +6.6 | |
Conservative | Ella Craigie | 987 | 32.3 | –5.8 | |
Liberal | Anthony Waite | 567 | 18.6 | –0.8 | |
Majority | 514 | 16.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,055 | 44.9 | +0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 6,809 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Petersfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Frank Gawthrop | 1,218 | 49.9 | +9.2 | |
Conservative | Elaine Wheatley* | 1,022 | 41.9 | +1.0 | |
Liberal | Keith Edkins | 201 | 8.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 196 | 8.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,441 | 40.0 | +2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 6,101 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Queens Edith
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Johnson* | 1,569 | 70.3 | +12.4 | |
Labour | Stephen Dartford | 663 | 29.7 | +8.3 | |
Majority | 906 | 40.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,232 | 36.5 | –10.4 | ||
Registered electors | 6,114 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Romsey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Terence Sweeney* | 989 | 49.4 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | Philip Robinson | 601 | 30.0 | –2.9 | |
Liberal | Alan Charlesworth | 380 | 19.0 | –2.8 | |
Communist | Julian Chaloner | 31 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 388 | 19.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,001 | 35.0 | –1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 5,722 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Trumpington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Millicent Suckling* | 1,406 | 62.1 | –5.1 | |
Labour | Stephen Watts | 524 | 23.1 | –9.7 | |
Liberal | David Green | 287 | 12.7 | N/A | |
Communist | David Mourton | 48 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 882 | 38.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,265 | 38.5 | –5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 5,880 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
West Chesterton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Chris Gough-Goodman* | 1,284 | 66.7 | +5.9 | |
Labour | Richard Overy | 641 | 33.3 | –5.9 | |
Majority | 643 | 33.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,925 | 36.2 | –5.4 | ||
Registered electors | 5,318 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 September 2023.